Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-08
UP AND AT EN-.
The Republican Rally Last Evening
a Grand Success
Attorney ". E. Stanley on Local Issues
Recalls Facts Of Democratic Council.
Bringing the Metropolitan Poliee-KOn. G.
", Clement, ST., on National Issues
Democratic DOings in Demo-
cratic Cities.

Mr.. Stanley in his introduction stated
that he would leave the national issues 10 De
discussed by Mr. Geo W. Clement, ST., and
would confine himself to local issues. Inc
few words | shall say concerns US as To-
cality. 1t seems that our opponent Is very
much agitated at the action of the last
legislature They howl about metropoll-
tan police and home rule. Now want TO
address YOU as candid fair men and men
of Judgment. / take it that every man has
at heart the good of the community. AS
rule no good thing is brought about by
prejudice. The things that redoWn TO the
good of society are the result OF serious,
sober judgment. If the Republican party
has done something that does not meet our
reason then for the sake Of argument say
that the party made mistake. If the Re
publicans made a mistake in passing the
metropolitan police bill, 1t IS no
more than the Democrats have
been doing all their life. Cheers.
It's history on all national issues is histo-
ry of mistakes. There is not sincere
Democrat but rejoic9s with Republicans
that in many efforts the party failed.
For the sake of argument, let US say that
the last legislature made mistake. II 1t
is true ought it be carried down to local
issue and every candidate made a victim?
There is one thing remarkable about this
campaign, remarkable. The Democrats
have made no assaults on personal charac-
ter for the simple reason that it was I'M
possible TO tell anything disparaging about
them that the public would believe: Take
Robert c. Dean VIM. Hays and Dunkln
and all the ticket and it is known to you
that they have walked pure life. Let us
again say we don't like that metropolitan
police bill. Is that any reason why we
should vote against them? They should
not suffer for that act, wait until we elect
LEGISLATORS and then let us fully discuss
this matter. You are all proud OF being
Republicans. Are you less Republican
now than formerly? You may oppose acts
of the last legislature but are you not he
publicans? If Republican candidates are
Republicans is there any difference be-
tween Won and them? You ought TO treat
them fairly. Admitting that the bill IS
wrong its no argument that you should
refuse to vote Republican.
Now then, | want to go a little farther.
Suppose the law is a mistake, who is re-
sponsible for it. No one will charge Mayor
Allen as being a radical man on anything.
We know that in some places in this town
the smell goes up to the heavens. Its
standing menace to business men in that
locality The mayor attempted to have a
decent enforcement OF the law
and a Democratic council wiped out
all ordinances giving the mayor control.
The Democratic council did that act, bold
" proclaiming with defiance Of law. Don't
YOU know that hundreds of thousands Of
men left home and took arms because GER
tain states eleven in number, set at naught
the laws of our country. That is exactly
a parallel case with the action OF this city
council. Cheers.
If YOU defeat any Republican candidates
what will it amount to- The law will have
to be enforced all the same. | will tell you
how to remedy the matter. When city
council will hand back the liquor ordinan-
ces to the mayor and let him enforce law,
the metropolitan police will be removed in
thirty days. > But, no, the Democratic
council want it as it is, hoping to make pOliti-
cal capital.
Some years ago Mr.. Shelton, a
bright newspaper man of this
town in discussing with me the sumptuary
laws of the state affirmed that the prohi-
bition law would ruin Kansas. They
have not ruined it. The growth has rap
idly increased and taxation decreased.
Now, then, gentlemen, do you as men be-
Heve that the city would be more prosper
Gus if every second door was a saloon? Do
you believe prohibition kept a single dol
lar out of town? The city done well
enough. tell you we have got along
much better with it.
am going to make a statement that
you may consider not pohtIc but one we all
know / apprehend that all candidates by
this time know politics is more or less
! commercial. What the money Is used for
we all know. We also know that when
saloons. gambling and bawdy houses are
allowed to run they are power IN local
politics. They make politics more COM
mercial 1t places the city in the hands Of
! the tough class.
Another thing. There was one time
when this town was infested with gang
of robbers There was growing up an evil
| omen that was reaching to control the city.
! When this became known it was discussed
| throughout the state. and the city council,
to make it worse, took from the mayor all
power gwen HIM.
When | shall say naught against any
man who defended his country, | am not
entitled to the respect of the community
| But when a man makes this a stepping
stone to Office | am opposed to the prin-
| ciple. Brown has sent letters to every
/ Grand Army man IN the county, giving
! his history, hoping to gam votes.
some editorial clippings from some
down south Democratic papers where they
dare express themselves 1 wonder how he
would have been received by his comrades
! Is there any reason why republican
| should vote Democratic because of the
/ metropolitan police law Now, they talk
about home rule. That has a tendency to
catch Us all. Are not these men appointed
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new appointed by the government 10 the
many states. Did the Democrats howl
hons rule. when they were getting the
post offices cheerSs ! don't think they ever
/ did Until police commission appointed
never heard OF home rule At the close
! OF Mr. Stanley's speech the chairman
! introduced Mir. Geo. W. Clement, ST, as
! being late from the legislature of Ohio.
! Mr. Clement was received with applause
and said he hoped that the fact of his hav-
| ing belonged to the Ohio legislature would
not prejudice the house against MIN.
I While there | was on the Republican side
| of the house. This gives me an Opportun-
! ity to give some facts about Ohio cities
under Democratic rule. Kansas knows
! comparatively nothing of Democratic rule
! in cities. Their actions in many cities
would cause an honest Democrat to blush.
| The speaker then related the facts con-
corning the election OF members
of the assembly in Cincinnati the
year Foraker was elected, hoping
to Dust John Sherman with Democrat
! The changing of a TO 9 and : to-a D
were some of the small irregularities One
ward with 400 more Democratic votes than
! voters in the ward was another effort at
/ good counting. The Senator Payne hack,
which cost $4,000. was also referred 70 as
/ being the way Democracy acted when
/ given plenty Of rope. The speaker thought
N--s4N II ~ iNoaAoAS AoAsAfa al - ''--
| other Offices were in the hands Of Demo
Gratis there would be very different state
/ of affairs
But we have been advised not 10 go out
| side local issues. Not 10 refer 10 the past
or coming year. is some of the Democratic
| talk. They are not anxious for the people
10 look at their record. They say. you are
our friends. just come over TO US this once.
Oh. YES, they don I want Us 10 look at their
past history. | don't blame them for il.
II was my fortune 10 hear Gar
field speak in that famous graveyard"
speech when he warned young men not TO
ioip no RaY,r1 hlirau Nhv have y,0-